What Is a Reedie?

Meet 12 members of the class of 2026.

Edited by Bennett Campbell Ferguson and Cara Nixon | November 10, 2026

Photos by Daniel Cronin

Musicians. Activists. Biologist-artists. Quantum experimenters. Vampire enthusiasts. Reedies come in many forms but share one key thing in common: They’re wildly fascinating.

Sakura Azzopardi
Marissa Coooper
Emely Cruz
Anna Gayley
Leo Grossman
Michael Malone
Leila Menezes
Noe Mitchell
Soraya Mwangi
Andrew Nguyen
Kunga Shidhe Chokra
Dante Tirado Morales

 

Peering Into a Zebrafish Brain

Meet biology major Andrew Nguyen.
 

Dancing with Cubes

Meet math/dance major Anna Gayley.
 

Imagining Different Worlds

Meet theatre major Dante Tirado Morales.
 

Exploring a Borderland Within Literature

Meet CRES-English major, Spanish minor Emely Cruz.
 

Measuring Growth Factors for Tibet

Meet economics major, sociology minor Kunga Shidhe-Chokra.
 

Figuring Out Social Motivations

Meet psychology major Leila Menezes.
 

Quantum Mechanics and Keyboarding

Meet physics major Leopold Grossman.
 

Changing the Trajectories of Lives

Meet neuroscience major Marissa Cooper.
 

Seeing Visions of Virtual Warfare

Meet comparative literature major Michael Malone.
 

Coral Reef Restoration on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island

Meet anthology major, English minor Noelani Mitchell.
 

Fusing Architecture and Sustainability

Meet art/biology major, music minor Sakura Azzopardi.
 

Sparkling Vampires and the Legacy of White America

Meet English major, film & media studies minor Soraya Mwangi.